Bastard Baronets
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The Bastard Baronetcy, of Kitley in the County of Devon, was a title intended to be created in the Baronetage of Great Britain in September 1799 for William Bastard (1727–1782) in recognition of his actions in saving the arsenal of Plymouth
from a French fleet in August of that year. The title was gazetted but Bastard declined to assume it and it did not ever pass the Great Seal
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Plymouth
Plymouth is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England, about south-west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers Plym to the east and Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound...
from a French fleet in August of that year. The title was gazetted but Bastard declined to assume it and it did not ever pass the Great Seal
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